Eating the World is a page dedicated to eating the world’s cuisines both on our travels and in our own backyards, one country at a time. Our end goal is to eat as many different world cuisines as possible (even you, Niue). We love new foods, so we figured this was a fun (albeit lofty) goal to have.
This blog is written by two PhD students from Chicago (L & M) who have a passion for food. Since we are Chicago-based this page concentrates on mostly spots in the Midwest, especially the Chicago-Madison corridor, which is a surprisingly good source for international foods. Check out our map to see how we are doing.
How “Eating the World” was born:
In August of 2007, the Eaters were in Paris for a few weeks and were greatly enjoying the cuisine. However, we wanted to try something different than Crêpes and Steaks au Poivre. After a little research, we ended up at Au Village, a Senegalese restaurant on Avenue Parmentier. It was tiny, slow, packed and wonderful. At the restaurant we decided to make a list of all the different national cuisines we had eaten. Looking at our list gave us a renewed interest in exploring as much of the gastronomical world as we could. We’ve been keeping restaurant reviews of all the places we visited for several years, so why not start a blog?
FAQ
Q. What do you mean you haven’t ever eaten {insert cuisine here} food?
A. We are very strict in how we count countries. Pan-Asian, Fusion or General Mediterranean/Latin/Middle Eastern restaurants don’t count on this list. It should be noted that we of course eat at many fusion/pan-continental places and like them just fine – we just don’t count them on the map. Maybe this is essentialist – but it works.
We also agreed Outback Steakhouse doesn’t count as Australian.
Q. Do recipes count on the map?
A. Nope. While we love cooking at home and have some great recipe books, half the fun is eating out and having a new experience.
Q. What are your favorite cuisines?
A. That’s tough but…
M: Indian, Italian, Peruvian, Thai.
L: Ethiopian, Italian, Lebanese, Thai.
Q. Where is that photo from?
A. Nasa’s image of the day website, – a bite.
you can contact us at our Gmail address, which is the same as our blog name.
